4. ABOUT THE AUTHORS This alphabet book was created especially for Jon Scieszka by the Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Graders at the Rosehill Enhanced Learning Center. The creators of Authors Will Be Authors are from thirteen schools in southern Johnson County who have been identified as gifted and talented. The students attend the Enhanced Learning Center one day per week. We focus on applying higher level thinking skills and creative thinking techniques, so their study of your books and art have been a joyous adventure. These 40 promising authors will be publishing more in the future, so watch for their names on best seller lists in the years to come!

5. About Our Process The primary aged students at the Rosehill Enhanced Learning Center began our Literature Festival Mini-Course in January. We read as many of the books you wrote or illustrated as we could. While we read, we jotted down a few important things in the book that started with the various letters of the alphabet. After looking at some other alphabet books, we decided on the format you see. Next we signed up for the letters we wanted to write and illustrate. We tried to use unpredictable ideas for the text. We hope you don’t mind that we tried to draw a little bit like your books. We even attempted some watercolor. It is much harder than we thought it would be. Right before Spring Break, we finished our final drafts and our teachers bound this book for you. We hope you like it. Look for our names hidden in each illustration.